Roberto Luongo

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Roberto Luongo earned his 401st career win and Jaromir Jagr got his 1,800th career point Thursday night, helping the Florida Panthers beat Boston 4-2, damaging the Bruins' playoff hopes. The Bruins have lost two straight after winning their previous five games. They trail Ottawa by two points and Pittsburgh by one for the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Bruins have the tie-breaker over the Senators and finish Saturday at Tampa Bay. Ottawa finishes at Philadelphia. Boston's loss also secured playoff berths for the Islanders and Red Wings. Jonathan Huberdeau scored the go-ahead goal, while Jimmy Hayes, Brad Boyes and...

SUNRISE, Fla. — Jaromir Jagr got the Florida Panthers' offseason off to a flying start.
And even after they missed the playoffs for the 13th time in 14 years, it's easy to see why the Panthers are so optimistic about their future.
Jagr signed a...

Long-time ESPN SportsCenter anchor Linda Cohn is among 60 invitees who will participate in tryouts Monday for the chance to be the Florida Panthers' backup practice goalie for a day.
The Panthers launched the unusual promotion after goalies Roberto...

Snapping a confidence-draining losing skid took a back seat to news that could affect the Blackhawks on a much grander scale.
During the Hawks' 3-2 shootout victory over the Panthers on Tuesday night at the United Center, winger Patrick Kane left the ice...

The summary
Patrick Sharp scored the game-winner in overtime to lift the Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Panthers on Tuesday night at the United Center. Jonathan Toews and Kris Versteeg had goals in regulation and Lemont native Scott Darling made 34...

Whatever else Tim Jackman could do with his life outside of hockey is anyone's guess.
At 6 feet 2, 225 pounds, the native North Dakotan has the strength and demeanor to handle any number of tasks in the upper Midwest.
Think small-town sheriff, a rancher...

The head injury that knocked Ducks goaltender Frederik Andersen from Sunday's loss at Tampa Bay kept him sidelined through Monday's practice.
The goal crossbar struck the back of Andersen's head in the third period after Tampa Bay forward Ondrej Palat...

The Panthers were playing as if their playoff lives were on the line.That's because it was. Time of death: 8:10 of the third period. Cause: accidental, but self-inflicted.Despite a rare fast start and a furious rally, the Panthers were done in when Dan...

Cam Fowler didn't know a backward pass was coming his way and wasn't even immediately aware that he scored the winning goal Sunday.
But the mob rushing him with big smiles told him all he needed to know — that a signature defensive performance by the...

Deep into the longest shootout in NHL history, this epic duel between the Panthers and Capitals was down to a crapshoot.Panthers coach Gerard Gallant was looking to his assistants for help on whom to send out next, getting blank stares. Form was out the...

On a night Bruins fans welcomed back beloved enforcer Shawn Thornton with thunderous applause, the Panthers nearly turned their cheers into jeers.The operative word was nearly as despite another tenacious defensive effort by the road warriors, Brad...

Trying to capture the spirit of the thing after the Blackhawks' 5-4 double-overtime win Wednesday over the Kings in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals:
1. It’s amazing what happens when you skate, pass, shoot and crash the net. It shouldn’t be...

SOCHI, Russia — Canada has an unequaled group of centers. Sweden, though depleted up front by injuries, has fine goaltending. Finland boasts an unshakable team ethic that clicks in whenever its players reunite. And Russia, blessed with enormous skill,...

There was disorder and chaos most of Monday as the Kings faced the Vancouver Canucks, although an occasional minute or two went by without some variation of a penalty being called at Staples Center.
The Kings beat the Canucks, 1-0, in one of the more...

The Kings' rescue squad, armed with goals and assists, isn't going to come from the American Hockey League.
It is going to have to come from within, at least until Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi trades for a top-six forward. Of course, isn't...

Kings defenseman Drew Doughty and forward Jeff Carter, and Ducks forwards Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry were named to Team Canada’s roster for the Sochi Olympics on Tuesday, giving both Southern California teams strong representation at next month’s Winter...

VANCOUVER, Canada — There were fights. Thunderous hits. Superb goaltending. Fine penalty killing. A dramatic late rally.
"There was a little bit of everything in it tonight," Kings forward Mike Richards said.
And a lot of relief on the...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Canucks got revenge on the Blackhawks the best way they knew how: On the scoreboard.
In the first meeting between the teams since defenseman Duncan Keith injured the Canucks' Daniel Sedin with an elbow to the head...